First Topic of Debate... The Biased Religion Book

Today we read and outlined part of a chapter of our religion book, the section concerned itself with the lose of power of the popes. I understand that historically that is a big deal, but the book takes it way too far. It basically says the church was in a horrible state at that time, which it wasn't. You may ask why, my answer would have to be that the Catholic Church is still upset about the Enlightenment. According to the book, prior to Pope Pius IX, trains and street lamps were considered works of satan. The thing about this that really ticked me off were its claims about the French Revolution. I'll admit that it was a bloody and dark time, however I do not agree that the Revolution was anti-catholic. I did a paper on the French Revolution as a freshman, and my findings hold that the revolution was not meant to be anti-catholic, it was just interpreted that way. The French Revolution was people revolting against their government, which was doing a terribly poor job. The Reign of Terror ensued and many people were beheaded. It appears to me that the book claimed that the revolution was anti-catholic because clergymen were executed. It also appears to me that the writers of the book overlooked the fact that many many many other people were executed too, and that the clergy was seemingly corrupt (I say seemingly because I am not here to pass judgment on the long dead).

Summary: The book is biased, therefore it cannot give us a picture of history that I deem accurate enough. If you care to argue or corroborate this post please feel free.

Kind of a weak topic but I figured I would start this off slowly.